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arson

malicious burning to destroy property

2. arsonist

a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

3. avalanche

a slide of large masses of snow, ice and mud down a mountain

4. barometer

an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

5. Beaufort scale

a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind

6. blackout

darkness resulting from the extinction of lights

7. blizzard

a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds

8. blow

be in motion due to some air or water current

9. cloud

a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude

10. crust

a hard outer layer that covers something

11. cumulonimbus
a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with
thunderstorms

12. cyclone

a violent storm in which air moves in a circular direction

13. dam

a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water

14. drought

a shortage of rainfall

15. dust storm

a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand

16. earthquake

vibration from underground movement along a fault plane

17. erosion

the process of wearing or grinding something down

18. fatal

bringing death

19. fault

an imperfection in an object or machine

20. fire

the process of combustion of inflammable materials

21. flood

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto land


22. fog

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

23. force

influence that results in motion, stress, etc. when applied

24. forest

a large, densely wooded area filled with trees and plants

25. forest fire

an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area

26. gale

a strong wind moving 45-90 knots

27. geyser

a spring that discharges hot water and steam

28. gust

a strong current of air

29. hail

precipitation of ice pellets

30. hailstorm

a storm during which hail falls

31. heat

a form of energy transferred by a difference in temperature

32. high-pressure
aggressively and persistently persuasive

33. hurricane

a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds

34. iceberg

a large mass of ice floating at sea

An iceberg caused the sinking of the Titanic, or the "safest ship ever".

35. kamikaze

a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash

Kamikaze meant "divine wind" to the ancient Japanese.


But today, in English, it does not mean divine wind.

36. lack

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

37. lava

rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos

38. lightning

flash of light from an electric discharge in the atmosphere

39. low-pressure

not forceful

40. magma

molten rock in the earth's crust

41. mountain

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings


42. nimbus

a dark grey cloud bearing rain

43. ocean

a large body of water that is part of the hydrosphere

44. permafrost

ground that is permanently frozen

45. rain

water falling in drops from vapor in the atmosphere

46. rainstorm

a storm with rain

47. Richter scale

a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an


earthquake on the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations

48. river

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

49. sandstorm

a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand

50. sea

a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

51. seismic

subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration

52. sinking
a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)

Boats sink due to thunder and whirlpools.

53. snowstorm

a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds

54. storm

a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort
scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

55. stuck

caught or fixed

56. thunderstorm

a storm resulting from strong rising air currents

57. tornado

a violently destructive windstorm occurring over land

58. tsunami

a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave

59. twister

a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land


characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground

60. violent storm

a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort
scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

61. volcano

a fissure in the earth's crust through which gases erupt


62. volt

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a


conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated
between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference
across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it

63. whirlpool

a powerful circular current of water

64. whirlwind

a column of air whirling around itself

65. wind scale

an international scale of wind force from 0 to 12

66. wind vane

mechanical device attached to an elevated structure

67. windstorm

a storm consisting of violent winds

68. heat wave

a wave of unusually hot weather

69. wave

(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

70. tremor

an involuntary vibration, as if from illness or fear

71. underground

beneath the surface of the earth


72. death

the permanent end of all life functions in an organism

73. casualty

someone injured or killed in an accident

74. fatality

the quality of being able to cause death

75. disaster

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

76. money

the most common medium of exchange

77. lost

confused as to time or place or personal identity

78. damage

the occurrence of a change for the worse

79. life

the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms

80. poor

having little money or few possessions

81. shelter

covering that provides protection from the weather

82. rescue
free from harm or evil

83. coast

the shore of a sea or ocean

84. monster

an imaginary creature usually having human and animal parts

85. myth

a traditional story serving to explain a world view

86. science

ability to produce solutions in some problem domain

87. scientist

a person with advanced knowledge of empirical fields

88. god

any supernatural being worshipped as controlling the world

89. goddess

a female deity

90. sink

fall or descend to a lower place or level

91. boat

a small vessel for travel on water

92. destruction

an event that completely ruins something


93. destroy

do away with; cause the ruin or undoing of

94. uproot

move forcibly from a homeland into a new foreign environment

95. tree

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a
distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

96. fate

the ultimate agency predetermining the course of events

97. poverty

the state of having little or no money and possessions

98. impoverish

make poor

99. farm

workplace or land used for growing crops or raising animals

100. touchdown

a score in American football

101. zap

a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic


impact

102. tension

the action of stretching something tight


103. nightmare

a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream

104. monstrosity

a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

105. oil

a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water

106. spill

flow, run or fall out and become lost

107. cataclysm

a sudden violent change in the earth's surface

108. Bermuda

a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast

109. Bermuda Triangle

an area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are
supposed to have been mysteriously lost

110. wind

air moving from high pressure to low pressure

111. windy

abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes

112. wave

(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

113. ice
water frozen in the solid state

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